Henrietta Lacks Book Report

Henrietta Lacks was a normal, young African American woman who lived a simple life by taking care of her family, including her husband (and also her first cousin) Dale, and their five children. Not long after she delivered her fifth child, Henrietta developed an aggressive cervical cancer caused by the sexually transmitted disease, HPV, which quickly caused her to lose her fight and pass away, yet her death and cancer cells also had a new beginning in the aspect of science: her cells taken from a biopsy continued to divide and became one of the most important cell lines in medical history. In the aspect of her children, however, they had a new beginning to face without their mother, and that eventually lead them down the road of many medical illnesses and mental disorders.

The purpose of Rebecca Skloot’s book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” is to tell the story of Henrietta Lacks, her illness, and how she completely changed science without even knowing it. Henrietta Lacks, a name that had been known to the world only as HeLa up until recent years; the first two letters of a name that belonged to a poor African American tobacco farmer. Henrietta Lacks was a woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951 and HeLa, the line of cells taken from Henrietta that were the first line of cells to reproduce and survive in the lab indefinitely. Rebecca Skloot uses rhetorical devices throughout the book such as; logos, ethos, and pathos to appeal to the audience and help spread public awareness of this

Elie Wiesel writes, “We must not treat anyone as an abstraction.” Rebecca Skloot wrote The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman that grew up on a tobacco farm. Henrietta in her teen years was attracted to a boy named Day her cousin. Day and Henrietta got married and had family. Henrietta found out that she has cervical cancer. Doctors discovered Henrietta’s cells were very different than all other cells, the doctors called the cells HeLa. The scientific community and the media treat Henrietta and her family as abstractions through dehumanizing experiments, the use of Henrietta as a human interest piece, and the lack of information given to the Lacks family.

In every story each character influences the plot in some way, even if it’s something tiny. Just like the story Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansbury. The two main characters that influence the plot most through actions and dialogue are Walter and Lena Younger. Lena (also known as Mama) influences the plot in a positive way and does as much as she can to make her family happier. While Walter influences the plot in a negative way and brings the family down by pushing them away.

Statistically, African American women in the United States suffer from complications or death 243 percent more than white women during maternity. This is a common occurrence that many women and children face, but shouldn’t have too. Rebecca Skloots book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is an example of the inequality shown to African-American women in the medical world. Specifically, the unequal medical care Henrietta Lacks received, which many other black women experienced. In her book, Skloot suggests that African-American women suffer from psychological effects after receiving unequal medical care, do not receive equal medical treatment during maternity, and are more likely to die from maternal complications. Researchers agree, stating that these are common occurrences in the medical industry.

An English writer Gilbert K. Chesterton once said, "The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost." In the year 1692, the Puritans of Salem they understand the meaning of Mr. Chestrton's words. To prevent everything can change or lose. In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, he shows how love can give one courage and strength.

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A.J. Verdelle’s The Good Negress written by the story surrounds the protagonist Denise Palms as she grows and develops into a young, intellectually bright, African-American woman. A protagonist is a primary character in any form of literature work per the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. While an antagonist is one that contends with or opposes another. Now the antagonist in a piece of literature is usually depicted as malice and wicked, however, they do not have to be villainous. The antagonist can just obtain a different viewpoint when compared to the protagonist. Throughout the book, Denise overcomes the obstacles of growing up and maturing regardless of her young age. Along with dealing with the circumstances and situations life has given to

Kristan Higgins is the best selling author of several novels, including the “Blue Heron” series. The books in the series are connected because of the Blue Heron winery, located in Manningsport, New York, that the Holland family owns. Three of the books are centered around a single member of the Holland family- Faith, Honor, and Jack, the other two entries are focused on twins Connor and Colleen O 'Rourke. All five are unmarried at the beginning of their respective books.

A lack of adversity can be problem larger than one could ever expect. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the detrimental effect of this lack of calamity is evident through the diminishing of Dill Harris, Alexandra Hancock, and Maudie Atkinson’s characters, especially regarding their value to the plot of the novel. These 3 characters had the potential to be great, strong leads, but, because of their lack of influential adversity, they are pushed to the margins of the novel’s plot and forgotten. When people are faced with a lack of impactful adversity, it causes their identities to become bleak and marginalized, even if their inner opinions and beliefs are powerful and cognate, because experiencing adversity

In this novel, the author mainly use two story lines as a contrast. The first line was the family of Eliza ,who were steadily against predestination of the life as slaves, and the other one was Uncle Tom who was loyal and honest to his master and life. Both of them were African American slaves. However, the different attitudes towards their lives caused the differences in their ultimate outcomes. Family of Eliza was successfully escaped, while Uncle Tom was castigated atrociously to death by his master.

Chapter 1 (Hortense): Hortense Roberts explains about how her friend Celia Langley was moving from Jamaica to England. Celia tells her that she will have a big house with a bell when she gets to England. Hortense explains that she would never dream of going to Jamaica to England like her friend Celia. Soon after Celia left for England, Hortense finds herself also in England, moving from Jamaica. She finds herself standing in front of one of the tallest houses that she ever saw. She explains she was married to Gilbert Joseph. When ringing her husband’s doorbell of his new home, a lady opens the door, and Hortense thought she was at the wrong house because she explains that the lady sounds like she doesn’t even know whom Gilbert is. Hortense

Everyone in their life regrets a moment of time that happened. Wishing, what else could have happened? There is always a different side of story, from different kinds of perspective views. Sometimes not hearing what the certain type of person felt in their lives, but did not say anything. Wishing to hear how that person really felt. In the poem, “What Else God Wanted” written by Elana Bell talks about how biblical characters really would of felt. Throughout the poem it sums up conflict and troubles. This way the characters in this poem have a chance to express their true human feelings. Majority of people who know these characters would perceive them as holy characters from the stories of the Bible. Bell gives the characters

The strategy that I felt was effective was the illumination that slavery is in direct opposition of the principles of Christianity. Stowe introduces Tom, a slave, as a "good, steady, pious fellow " (B:808) . Soon after we meet Tom, the author shows us through the slave trader words that "Some folks do not believe there is pious" (B:808) slaves. Haley wishes separate Eliza and Harry. The bond of a mother and child is held in high regard in Christianity as evidenced by the reverence given to Mary, the mother of Christ. When Eliza flees, successfully evades Haley, and is ultimately saved by Quakers, we see that faith is good and the evil of slavery is thwarted. One of the most moving passages that illustrates this point is Cassy's prayer

At the point when the two movie producers of Paradise Lost Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky chose to record the occasions encompassing the trial of three West Memphis, Arkansas, youngsters blamed for disfiguring and killing three young men, they were stunned at how little proof there was against the respondents other than their preference for substantial metal music and dark dress, causing me to believe that they felt that the defendants were innocent. With more than nine months of recording, they picked up a phenomenal level of access to both the trial and the individual existences of each individual required for the situation. The outcome of "Paradise Lost," paints to a great degree an irritating picture of residential area America and our